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Answer:

B

Explanation:

the sum of all angles in a triangle is always 180°.

the triangle RTQ is an isoceles triangle (both legs and therefore both baseline angles are equal), because we are dealing with a regular polygon.

so the angle RQT is the same as angle TRQ.

angle RQT = (180 - 108)/2 = 72/2 = 36°.

now, the polygon interior angle RQP is the supplementary angle to angle RQT (that means together they represent one side of a line like TP in this case, and therefore 180°).

angle RQP = 180 - 36 = 144°.

we know that the sum of all interior angles in a polygon is

(n - 2)×180

with n being the number of sides.

and each interior angle in a regular polygon is therefore

(n - 2)×180/n

we know that the interior angle is 144°.

so,

144 = (n - 2)×180/n

144n = (n - 2)×180 = 180n - 360

0 = 36n - 360

360 = 36n

n = 10

so, B is the right answer.

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